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The Dromgoole family resided in Brunswick County, Va.
Edward Dromgoole was a follower of John Wesley and a minister
for sixty years, dying in 1835 at the age of 84. His son
George C. Dromgoole served in the Virginia House of Delegates
and State Senate. He also served in U.S. House of
Representatives 1835-1841 and 1843-1847. A family member named
Edward Dromgoole was a merchant and lawyer in Brunswick County
and a person by that name served in the Virginia General
Assembly, 1855-1858.

Papers, chiefly 1850-1890, including correspondence,
accounts (including accounts, 1875-1895, of laborers ?) and
manuscript volumes (journals, ledgers and a fee book,
1866-1878), of members of the Dromgoole family of Brunswick
County, Va. Most of the manuscripts apparently were created by
Edward Dromgoole (fl. 1838-1897), a merchant and lawyer of
Brunswick County.

Correspondence and miscellany of Edward Dromgoole,
[merchant of Brunswick County, Virginia?], including the
following: 1872 notice of blank income tax for 1871
enclosure; 1873 announcement from Wm. Brinckerhoff &
County, [New York, N.Y.] of new fall stock of hats,
caps, frs, and straw goods; notices from Registrar E.
Dromgoole that he will register qualified voters at
Dromgoole's Store on May 11, 1880; and "Field notes of
tract of land," n.d.

Accounts, bills, and receipts of Edward
Dromgoole, attorney of {Brunswick County, Virginia and
South Gaston, North Carolina?],
184[7], 1863-1873,
n.d.

Box-folder:
1:3

11 items.

Series 3: Accounts, bills, and receipts of Edward
Dromgoole, attorney

This includes the following: an account, 1871-1872,
showing payment to Virginia Military Institute, of J.W.
Harrison, an orphan of N.M. Harrison, of whom E.
Dromgoole was guardian, and accounts in his capacity as
executor of the estate of Isaac F. Harris, Sr.; also
blank promissory notes, 184[7], for accounts involved
with the estate of George C. Dromgoole, Edward
Dromgoole, Administrator.

These include the following: a Brunswick County,
Virginia tax receipt of Lucretia Atkins, 1821, listing
148 acres land, 4 slaves over [the age] of 16 years, and
a two-wheeled riding carriage, and signed by Edward
Dromgoole; and a Brunswick County, Virginia tax receipt,
1845, of Jos[eph] Cain, signed by G[eorge]C.
Dromgoole.

These include the following: will of J.W. Palmer,
Northhampton County, North Carolina, 26 November 1858;
letter to E. Dromgoole, Esq., 1872, concerning the
rights of a widow; notice, 1878, of an auction of [L.J.
Pearman's ?], deceased, perishable estate; letter 1896,
giving information regarding deeds for lands in Amelia
and Jeffress, and the Mountain Hall tract; and blank
printed form for the "Sale of real Estate in Brunswick
County, Virginia"

Ledger of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of
Brunswick County, Virginia,
1838-1856.

381 pages.MsV.

This includes the following: accounts connected
with the estate settlements of Geo[rge] C. Dromgoole,
1847-1853; Edward Dromgoole, Jr., 1848-1856; and
Sarah C. Dromgoole, 1848-1849, with Edward Dromgoole,
executor or administrator for all cases.

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1:10

Journal and ledger of [Edward Dromgoole?],
merchant of Brunswick County, Virginia,
1865-1866.

244 pp.MsV.

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2:1

Journal of [Edward Dromgoole?],
1866,
1887-1891.

387 pages.MsV.

This item includes farm accounts with "Westward"
and "Lizzard Creek" plantations [in North Carolina?],
records of ginning and baling cotton, 1866-1870; a
diagram of an orchard containing apple, peach, and
pear trees; and a schedule of gold prices in
Confederate money, 1861-1865.

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2:2

Ledger of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of
Brunswick County, Virginia,
1866-1873.

308 pages.MsV. Including
index.

This item includes accounts of the orphans of N.M.
Harrison at "Lizzard Creek" and "Westward"
plantations [North Carolina?].

Daybook of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant
of Brunswick County, Virginia,
1867-1870.

473 pages.MsV. See Oversize
manuscripts Volumes File.

This item includes a list of books in the store, 3
April 1867.

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2:5

Journal of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant
of Brunswick County, Virginia,
1871-1873.

405 pages.MsV.

This item includes a recipe for hair oil.

Box-folder
3:1

Ledger of [Edward Dromgoole?], merchant of
Brunswick County, Virginia,
1873-1879.

261 pages.MsV. Also including
index.

This item includes accounts of the "orphans of
N.M. Harrison."

Box-folder
3:2

E. Dromgoole's "Cotton Book",
1879-1896.

183 pages.MsV.

This item contains cotton accounts, including
records of cotton baled, ginned, and prepared. Also
including accounts, 1895-1896, of the estate of E.
Dromgoole, Edward Dromgoole and George C. Dromgoole,
administrators.